shoot up

verb

shot up; shooting up; shoots up

transitive verb

1

: to shoot or shoot at especially recklessly

cowboys shooting up the town

2

: to inject (a narcotic drug) into a vein

intransitive verb

: to inject a narcotic into a vein

shoot-up

ˈshüt-ˌəp 

noun

Examples of shoot up in a Sentence

gas prices shot up seemingly overnight

Recent Examples on the Web

Escalating violence Sydney’s western suburbs are ground zero for a turf war that’s seen criminal gangs shoot up rivals’ homes, ignite cars and businesses, kidnap and kill associates and terrorize their families. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 26 June 2026

Memory contract prices surged 80% to 90% in the first quarter of 2026 alone, according to Counterpoint Research, after shooting up 50% in the last quarter of 2025. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Seedling shoots should still be able to shoot up through the gaps in the coverings but will be protected from tiny claws attempting to dig them out. — Nashia Baker, Martha Stewart, 25 June 2026

The firm’s stock price shot up in after-hours trading, but not enough to erase recent losses in a global tech rout driven by investors’ AI jitters. — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 24 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Rhymes for shoot up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup